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mince matters — phrasal or mince the matter : to speak in a restrained or subtle manner : avoid speaking frankly or bluntly used in the negative he thought she was wrong and did not mince matters in telling her so * * * mince matters ● mince … Useful english dictionary
matter — 1 noun SUBJECT/SITUATION 1 (C) a subject or situation that you have to think about or deal with: You do realize this is a serious matter, don t you? | He wasn t particularly interested in financial matters. | a matter of importance/concern/regret … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
matter — I n. affair 1) to pursue, take up a matter 2) to arrange; clear up, settle, straighten out; complicate; simplify matters 3) to give a matter (attention, thought) (we have given this matter considerable thought) 4) to not mince matters (she never… … Combinatory dictionary
matter — mat|ter1 W1S1 [ˈmætə US ər] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(SUBJECT/SITUATION)¦ 2 matters 3¦(MATERIAL)¦ 4 as a matter of fact 5 what s the matter?/something s the matter/nothing s the matter etc 6.) the truth/fact of the matter is (that) 7 for that matter 8 be… … Dictionary of contemporary English
The Slab Boys — is a play by the Scottish artist and playwright John Byrne. The play is the first part of a trilogy, originally known as Paisley Patterns but now called The Slab Boys Trilogy , which tells the story of a group of young, urban, working class Scots … Wikipedia
Culture of the United Kingdom — The Proms is an eight week summer season of daily orchestral classical music concerts, on the last night with some traditional patriotic music of the United Kingdom.[1][2] … Wikipedia
Artlessness — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Artlessness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 artlessness artlessness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 nature nature simplicity Sgm: N 1 innocence innocence &c. 946 Sgm: N 1 bonhomie bonhomie naivete … English dictionary for students
Affirmation — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Affirmation >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 affirmance affirmance affirmation Sgm: N 1 statement statement allegation assertion predication declaration word averment Sgm: N 1 confirmation confirmation … English dictionary for students
Fastidiousness — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Fastidiousness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 fastidiousness fastidiousness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 nicety nicety hypercriticism difficulty in being pleased friandise epicurism omnia suspendens naso GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 epicu … English dictionary for students
Egypt — /ee jipt/, n. 1. Arab Republic of. a republic in NE Africa. 64,791,891; 386,198 sq. mi. (1,000,252 sq. km). Cap.: Cairo. Arabic, Misr. Formerly (1958 71), United Arab Republic. 2. an ancient kingdom in NE Africa: divided into the Nile Delta… … Universalium
